numberlanguage
nounUK /ˈnʌmbə ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/
US /ˈnʌmbər ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/
A special way of talking or writing that uses numbers to share ideas.
The robot used numberlanguage to tell the other machines how many boxes to move.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A secret code made mostly of numbers that people use to send messages.
The spies wrote their plan in numberlanguage so nobody else could read it.
3. The set of number words and counting rules used in a particular language.
Learning the numberlanguage of French helped her count to ten in Paris.
4. A way computers store and share information using only digits.
The program turned the picture into numberlanguage before saving it.